Apple Strudel Recipe
- 1 1/4 c. water
- 1 lb pastry flour
- 1/4 c. clarified butter
- 2 c. fresh bread crumbs
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 lb Granny Smith apples peeled, thinly sliced, and tossed with lemon juice
- 5/8 c. sugar
- 6 ounce raisins
- 1 x egg white
- 1 x egg yolk mixed with
- 1 Tbsp. melted butter
- For strudel dough: Combine water and flour.
- Mix thoroughly to create slightly damp dough.
- Knead on a floured surface, cover with a bowl, and let rest for 1 hour.
- Heat butter in pan and stir in bread crumbs to coat.
- Cook till slightly colored.
- Stir in cinnamon and remove from heat.
- Toss apples with sugar.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Cover table with 4-foot cloth and lightly flour.
- Place chilled dough on cloth; don't knead.
- Starting from center, gently pull out dough till it is paper thin, about 2-feet square.
- Trim edges to a clean square.
- Scatter crumbs over pastry, sprinkle with raisins and then apples.
- Using tablecloth to lift pastry, roll up tightly.
- Seal with egg white.
- Place strudel onto greased baking sheet.
- Paint with egg yolk/butter and bake for 40 min.
- Serve warm from oven, with whipped cream.
- This recipe yields 10 servings.
- Description: "The Famous Austrian Pastry"
water, pastry flour, clarified butter, bread crumbs, cinnamon, apples, sugar, raisins, egg white, egg yolk, butter
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/apple-strudel-67999 (may not work)